Cork-extractor



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U. MORGAN.

- GORK EXTRAGTOR.

No. 532,575. PatentedjJan. 15, 1895..

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.0. MORGAN. CORK EXTRAGTOR.

No. 532,575. Patented Jan. 15, 1895.

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CORK EXTRAGTOR.

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0 MORGAN GORK' EXTRAGTOR.

Patented Jan. 15, 1895.

. Extractors, of which the following is a speciextractor, the View beingin the direction in- CHARLES MORGAN, OF

FREEPORT, ILLINOIS.

CORK-EXTRACTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Iatent No. 532,575, dated January15, 1895.

Application filed September 12, 189A- Serial No. 22,801- (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES MORGAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Freeport, in the county of Stephenson and State ofIllinois, have invented cer-' tain new and useful Improvements inCorkfication.

My invention relates to improvements in cork-extractors and is fullydescribed and explained in thisspecification and shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan of acork-extractor embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a partial rearelevation thereof, the View being in the direction indicated by thearrow, 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofthe corkdicated by thearrow ac Fig. 1. Fig. 4 'is a View partly in side elevation and partlyin central vertical section, the view being in the same direction asFig. 3 and the worm or cork-screw proper being inits highest position.Fig; 5 is a View similar to Fig. 4, the worm being, however, in itslowest, position. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the cork-extractor, theview being in the direction indicated by the arrow 00 Fig. 3. Fig. 7is,a top plan of the bottle-clamping jaws at the lower end of the caseor barrel of the cork-extractor, the parts above the jaws being removedby horizontal plane passing through the line 7--7, Fig. 6 and the jawsbeing in their position of greatest separation. Fig. 8 is a view partlyin top plan and partly in horizontal section showing the jaws in theirclosed position. Fig. 9 is an elevation of the inner face of the lever,which actuates the clamping jaws and Fig. 10 is an elevation of theclamping jaws in the position illustrated in Fig. 7, the operating leverbeing removed to show the form and relation of the jaws.

In the views, A, A are the two similar parts making up the hollow shellor frame of my improved cork-extractor, the two parts being connected bysuitably placed transverse screws, S, S, and also preferably by aninclined plate, A forming an ornamental top or cover for a portion ofthe hollow shell. The two parts, A, A, of the shell are provided,respectively, with partialintegrally cast feet, a, a, formedapproximately as shown in Fig.

l and constituting together a base-plate having screw-holes forfastening it to the top of a counter. 1 The two castings A, A, are ofsuchshape as to leave in the bottom of the shell at the inner end of thebase-plate, a, a,

an opening adapted to permit the insertion of one of the jaws of aclamp, A having the usual set screw, S, by means of which the shell maybe fastened to the edge of a counter, it being objectionable orimpossible in some cases to fasten the base-plate to the counter bymeans of screws passing through the screw-holes.

The front portion of the shell formed by the two castings, A, A, is anapproximately cylindrical vertical barrel in which slides freely up anddown a corkscrew carrier, B, preferably formed with lateral flanges, b,slid- 7o ing in grooves, 0. in the walls of the barrel and adapted toprevent rotation of the corkscrewcarrier. In this corkscrew carrier issupported a freely rotating corkscrew or worm, C, secured againstlongitudinal movement with reference to the carrier, 13, by means of ahead, 0, lying in a suitable chamber in the carrier. The corkscrewpasses through and conforms to a nut, D, formed with flanges, cl,lyingin the groove, a already mentioned, and adapted to permit Vertical.movement of the nut, but to prevent its rotation, the function of thenot being evidently to cause the rotation of the corkscrew when thecorkscrew and nut move longitudinally with relation to each other.

In the .walls of the shell at a suitable distance from the worm, O,isjournaled a trans- "verse shaft, E, preferably integral with a lever,E, and a crank, E both at right angles to the shaft, the crank beingwithin the shell and the lever without it, and the lever being providedwith a suitable handle, c. The crank, E is connected by a pitman, F,with the corkscrew carrier B, the latter being pro- 5 vided with aprojecting ear, I), to receive one end of the pitman and theconnectionof the pitman with the crank and the corkscrew carrier beingby suitable transverse pivots.

The transverse shaft, E, may be connected rpo withthe lever, E',,andcrank, E in any desired manner, instead of being formed integrallytherewith, but I prefer to form all of said parts in a single piece, thelever and shaft being connected by a curved portion as shown in Fig. 1,and the shaft being brought into proper relation to the part, A, of theshell by passing the free end of the lever outwardthrough theshaft-opening in the shell before the parts of the shell are fastenedtogether.

Immediately beneath the lower end of the barrel of the shell or frameare two co-acting bottle-clamping jaws, G, G, swinging about a commonjoint formed by rearwardly projectrespectively, these cars beingcylindrical segments and being partially encircled and held in place bytwo, dependent flanges, G, G, formed on the castings, A, A,respectively, and constituting a partial socket for the ears. The innerfaces of the jaws, G, G, are provided with rubber cushions, g, whoseends lie in the slightly undercut walls of the jaws and are thus securedagainst accidental displacement and the front ends of the jaws arenormally held apart orin the position shown in Fig. 5, by means of aspring, 3, whose free ends rest in suitable openings in the inner facesof the jaws.

The two parts, A, A, of the shell are provided with correspondingforwardly project ing lugs, a a and between these lugs is pivoted alever, H, provided at its lower end with curved or cam-shaped fingers,h, h, engaging lugs, g 9 on the front ends of the jaws, G, G, the shapeof the fingers, h, h, beingsuch that when the lever, H, is in theposition shown in Fig. 3, its upper end being at its rearward limit ofmovement, the fingers are in such relation to the lugs, g g as to permitthe greatest possible separation of the front or free ends of the jawsG, G, as illustrated in Fig. 7. When, however, the upper end of thelever, H, is swung forward or in the direction indicated by the arrowthereon in Fig. 3,the fingers, 71, h, are moved approximately upwardabout the pivot of the lever and force the lugs, g 9 toward each other,thereby bringing the jaws toward or into the position shown in Fig. 8.The force of the spring, 3, is sufficient to hold the front ends of thejaws normally in their position of greatest separation and,consequently, to hold the lever, H, in the position shown in Fig. 3, thelower portion of the lever being in contact with the front of the barrelof the case.

On the inner end face of the lever, H, is formed a lug, H, of such shapeand so placed as to pass through an opening, a", in the front wall ofthe shell, A, A, and to lie immediately above the nut, D, when thelever, H, is in its normal position and the jaws, G, G, are in theirposition of greatest separation. When the lug, I-I, lies above the nut,D, it forms a stop preventing upward movement of the nut, but when thelever, H, is thrown forward to the position shown in Figs. 4.- and 5,for the purpose of drawing the jaws G, G, together, the lug, H, iswithdrawn from its ing co-acting ears, g, g, formed on the jaws positionabove the nut and leaves the latter free to rise in the barrel in whichit lies.

The position of the parts of the cork-extractor at the beginning of theoperation of drawing a cork from a bottle is illustrated in Fig. 2, thelever, E, being thrown back, the corkscrew being in its highest positionand the lever, 1 1, being thrown forward to draw the jaws, G, G,together and clamp the neck of the bottle so as to hold it in placebeneath the barrel and the corkscrew therein. The first movement of theoperation of drawing the cork is that of throwing the lever, E, forwardin the direction indicated by the arrow thereon in Fig. 4, the result ofthis movement being to press the corkscrew downward through the nut, D,and into the cork, the corkscrew being rotated by means of the nut inits downward movement. As soon as the corkscrew fully enters the cork,the movement of the lever, B is reversed and the corkscrew carrier andcorkscrew are raised again to the position shown in Fig. 4, but as thecork is immediatetly beneath the nut, the latter rises with thecorkscrew, which thus moves upward without rotation and draws the corkfrom the bottle. Upon the extraction of the cork the bottle is removedfrom the jaws, G, G, and the lever-,H, is released and is pressed by thespring, 8, to its normal position, in which the lug H, passes throughthe opening, a", and projects into the path of the nut, D,. The lever,E, is again swung forward pressing the corkscrew carrier, the corkscrew,the nut and the cork downward together, the lug, ll, being pressedoutward as the nut, D, passes it and being pressed inward by the springimmediately thereafter to form a stop for holding the nut in its lowestposition. As soon as the nut reaches its lowest position, the movementof the lever, E, is again reversed and the corkscrew carrier andcorkscrew are raised to their highest position, the corkscrew beingrotated in this upward movement by means of the stationary nut and beingthus withdrawn from the cork.

In the use of a cork-extractor, a simple wire stripping device attachedto the extractor and adapted to strip the wires from the cork and neckof the bottle is a great convenience and such a device is shown in Figs.1 and 2, K being a plate of sheet-metal fastened to the rear face of theshell, A, A, and formed with a downwardly projecting point, K, adaptedto engage the wire. The position of the bottle during the stripping ofthe wire is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the side of the neck of thebottle being in contact with the point of the stripper and the neckbeing supported upon a shoulder, 70, at the upper end of the plate, Awhich forms part of the shell as hereinbefore set forth. The shoulder,70, forms a fulcrum upon which the bottle neck may be rotated and drawnaway from the stripper, thereby drawing th wire from the bottle neck andcork.

The device above described for gripping the neck of the bottle andholding it in position while the cork is drawn meets all therequirements of actual use and is a great addition to the practicaleffectiveness of the cork-extractor. The operation of the jaws, G, G, bymeans of the cam-shaped fingers on the lever, H, insures theirsymmetrical movement, so that the neck of thebottle and the cork withinit are always held in a central position with relation to the barrel ofthe cork-extractor, and the manipulation of the jaws by the hand of theoperator,independently of the mechanism for extracting the cork afiordsa perfect adjustment, adapting the jaws to grasp firmly a bottle neck ofany size within necessary limits. So far as I know these two features ofoperation are not found in any prior de' vice of this class.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In acork-extractor, the combination with a suitable case, a corkscrewrotating and moving longitudinally therein and means for impartingreciprocal longitudinal movement to the corkscrew, of a non-rotating nutencircling the corkscrew and having a limited longitudinal movement inthe case and a'movable stop adapted to be moved into or out of the pathof the nut, by means independent of the corkscrew-operating mechanismand when in one position to prevent longitudinal movement of the nut.

2. In a cork-extractor, the combination with asuitable case, a corkscrewrotating and moving longitudinally in the case, and means forreciprocating the corkscrew longitudinally, of a non-rotatable nutencircling the corkscrew and having a limited longitudinal movement, andalever movableindependentlyof the corkscrew operating mechanism andprovided with a lug adapted when in one position to form a stop for saidnut and prevent the longitudinal movement thereof.

3. In a cork-extractor, the combination with a suitable case, acorkscrew rotating and movinglongitudinally in the case and means forreciprocating the corkscrew longitudinally, of a non-rotatable nutencircling the corkscrew and havinga limited longitudinal movement, amovable stop lying normally in the'path of movement of the nut, a springexerting its force upon said stop and tending to hold it.

a suitable case, a rotatable cork-screw moving longitudinally thereinand means for reciprocating the corkscrew longitudinally, of anon-rotatable nut encircling the corkscrew and having a limitedlongitudinal movement, co-acting jaws adapted to clasp the neck of abottle in the path of movement of the corkscrew, a lever connectedwithsaid jaws and adapted to draw them together, and a mov-- inglongitudinally therein and means for 116* ciprocating the corkscrewlongitudinally, of a non-rotatable nut encircling the corkscrew andhaving a limited longitudinal movemerit, co-acting jaws adapted to claspthe neck of a bottle in the path of movement of the corkscrew, and alever connected with said jaws and adapted to draw them together, thelever being provided with a lug'adapted, in one position of the lever,to engage said nut and prevent longitudinal movement thereof, and

the movement of the lever in drawing the jaws together being adapted towithdraw said lug from engagement with the nut.-

6. The combination with the case, the corkscrew supported therein andmeans for rotating and reciprocating the screw, of the pivoted jaws, G,G, adapted to clasp the neck of a bottle and formed at their free endswith lugs, g g the swinging lever, H, formed with symmetrical cams orfingers, h, h, impinging upon the lugs, and means substantially as shownand described for pressing, apart the free ends of the jaws, G,

7. In a cork-extractor, the combination with the two-part case, A, A,and the corkscrew carrier, B, moving longitudinally therein, of thetransverse shaft, E, lever, E, and crank, E formed in a single. pieceand the pitman F, connecting the crank and corkscrew carrier, the lever,shaft and crank being formed and the parts being adaptedto be assembledsubstantially as described.

8. Ina corkscrew carrier, the combination with the two-part shell, A, A,having the de-' pendent flanges, G, G, of the rotatable andlongitudinally movable corkscrew within the shell and means foroperating the same, the co-acting jaws, G, G, formed with ears, g, g,lying between the flanges, G, G, and means substantially as shown anddescribed for operating said jaws to clamp the neck of a bottle in thepath of movement of the corkscrew. 1

CHARLES MORGAN.

Witnesses:

RUDOLPH LABUDDE, AUGUST WEBER.

